ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONALS.

Friday 8th December, 2023.

Topic: Pay Attention To The Holy Spirit.

Memory Verse: Acts 1:8. What you’ll get is the Holy Spirit. And when the Holy Spirit comes on you, you will be able to be my witnesses in Jerusalem, all over Judea and Samaria, even to the ends of the world.”

Bible Reading: Acts 1:3-5 MSG. Key Verse: v4.

After his death, he presented himself alive to them in many different settings over a period of forty days. In face-to-face meetings, he talked to them about things concerning the kingdom of God. As they met and ate meals together, he told them that they were on no account to leave Jerusalem but “must wait for what the Father promised: the promise you heard from me. John baptized in water; you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit. And soon.”

At this point in time in history, Jesus had risen from the dead, after he was crucified as to redeem mankind with his blood. He spent about 40 days with them, interracting, sharing with and teaching them deep truths about God and his kingdom. Now, he was spending his last moments on earth with his disciples and they wanted to know the next thing in his agenda, having conquered death, they thought it was the right time for their political liberation. They wanted to know then, if it was time to liberate Israel from the hands of the Romans. But he began to let them know here that his earthly assignment was done and that the next move will be of the Holy Spirit in order for the kingdom of God to be built and not that of men as they supposed. “When they were together for the last time they asked, “Master, are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel now? Is this the time?” He told them, “You don’t get to know the time. Timing is the Father’s business. What you’ll get is the Holy Spirit. And when the Holy Spirit comes on you, you will be able to be my witnesses in Jerusalem, all over Judea and Samaria, even to the ends of the world.” Acts 1:6-8.

The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the waiting disciples in Acts chapter 2 marked the beginning of a new move of God upon the earth which the hordes of hell can never contain. When the Spirit came at pentecost, Apostle Peter who was afraid of his life as to deny Christ when he was being led to be crucified, a man who almost went back to his fishery business thinking all hope was gone, if not that the Lord prayed for him ahead of time and appeared to him to encourage him became fire. He was no more afraid of any confrontation or mockery of men. Rather he stood in power to preach the message of his life. No microphones, speakers or any known modern address system, yet 3.000 men heard him loud and clear enough as to give their lives to Jesus for the first time. “That day about three thousand took him at his word, were baptized and were signed up. They committed themselves to the teaching of the apostles, the life together, the common meal, and the prayers.” Acts 2:41-42.

Today each and every one of us needs the Holy Spirit most in our journey with the Lord. “I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t handle them now. But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of the Truth, he will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is. He won’t draw attention to himself, but will make sense out of what is about to happen and, indeed, out of all that I have done and said. He will honor me; he will take from me and deliver it to you. Everything the Father has is also mine. That is why I’ve said, ‘He takes from me and delivers to you.'”John 16:12-15. From today, if you can pay attention to the Holy Spirit, he will help you accomplish things that will shock even you in this life.

Prayer : Thank Lord Jesus for giving us your Spirit. Holy Spirit, you are most welcome in my life as my senior partner in all my endeavours. Take over me and help me accomplish things that only you can, to the glory of the name of the Lord, in my life in Jesus’ wonderful name…. Amen 🙏🏿.

Yearly Bible Reading : 1 Thessalonians 4:1-18.

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